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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Road Users Pay Heavily for Breaches of Traffic Laws Exceeding Speed Limit Prevalent Offence

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Five men appeared before Mr. D.T.Garnsey, S.M., in the Court of Petty Session yesterday on charges of exceeding the speed…

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Motorists Fined For Negligent Driving

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

Sydney G. Carter and William .Thomas Daly appeared before Mr. D. T. Garnsey, S.M., in the Court…

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Motor Cycle Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 4

Tomorrow night a general meeting will be held at the Tennis Hall. Blende Street The main discussion will be…

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Man Knocked Down by Motorcycle

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 3

At about 9.45 O'clock last night a man was knocked down by a motorcycle travelling south in Argent street…

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TLK of the TOWN Road Bad

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

MORUYA is agitating for its portion of Prince's Highway to be improved. As evidence ol' the need…

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[?]R. Harrison's Report Broken Hill [?] Road in Bad Condition

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

The R.A.A. Patrolman (Mr. O. Harrison), who returned from annual leave on the Sydney road on Saturday, said yesterday that the road from Cobar to Broken Hill was in a…

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Motorist Pleads Not Guilty on Three Charges

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Leonard R. Buss appeared before Mr. D.T. Garnsoy in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on three charges: O For having driven a ear whilst under…

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Motor Cycle Stolen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Kenneth Owen Hocking, of Nicholls Street, has reported to the police that a motor cycle was stolen from…

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Boys Shoot Railway Engineman

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

New York, Monday.— Two 14-year-old boys today admitted the shooting of the…

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Motor Cycles Kill Two

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

New York, Monday,: Two people were killed and eight were injured (three critically) during the…

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Motorist Faces Three Charges

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 6

The hearing of three charges against Leonard Buss, of Chapple Street, was adjourned by Mr. D. T. Garnsey, S M., in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to May…

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Better And Safer Roads Committee Inspects Adelaide Road

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

The Better and Safer Roads Committee made an inspection of portion of the Adelaide Road on Sunday…

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Train to Liberty

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 6

London, Tuesday. — The East German driver and fireman of the DresdenBerlin express climbed down…

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Better Roads Agitation Continuing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

The Leader of the Opposition in the S.A. Parliament (Mr. M. R. O'Halloran has discussed, improvement of the AdelaideBroken Hill Road with the Minister for…

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Adelaide Road Is Heavily Damaged By Speed Motorists

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

A Council spokesman said today that motorists were severely damaging the partly completed bituminised section of the Adelaide Road from the city boundary to…

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Court Sequel to Road Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 12

Evidence in the case against Samuel Hamilton Keenan of 427 Piper Street, who was charged with driving a motor lorry on the Silverton Road on September 14, 1952, in a negligent manner was…

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Motor Cycle Club To Hold Trial

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Next Sunday afternoon the SCMCC intends to hold a trial over the same course as was used for the previous…

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£3 Fine For Motorist

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

On a Charge of negligent driving Jack C. Campbell appeared before Mr. D.T. Garn[?]ey, S.M., in the Police…

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Motorist on Bond

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

In the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. D. T. Garnsey S.M., a charge of driving a motor…

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£250,000 Profit on Bridge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

Sydney. — The Sydney Harbor bridge is 21-yearsold today. Internationally k n o w n…

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